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we've been hearing about an 85-year-old man merrill newman from california who is being held in north korea. a month ago, newman, a tourist, was pulled from a plane on the runway just before headeg home from north korea. as terrell brown reports, his family still has no idea wheny he's been detained or when he might be released. >> reporter: merrill newman is 85 years old with a heart condition. his son, jeff, says it's been more than three weeks since anyone has heard from him. >> we've been in regular contact with the state department since the beginning of the detention, but we don't have any new information. >> reporter: newman, a korean war veteran, went to the country on a cite seeing tour with a friend last month. he was arrested after boarding his flight home to pal bradshaw, california. robert carlin is a cbs news analyst. >> why they would hold an american citizen at exactly the time they're trying to get more tourists into the country seems to me a little odd. >> reporter: korean war veterans and tourists have been traveling to north korea in recent years without incident,
we've been hearing about an 85-year-old man merrill newman from california who is being held in north korea. a month ago, newman, a tourist, was pulled from a plane on the runway just before headeg home from north korea. as terrell brown reports, his family still has no idea wheny he's been detained or when he might be released. >> reporter: merrill newman is 85 years old with a heart condition. his son, jeff, says it's been more than three weeks since anyone has heard from him. >>...
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the u-s government is urging north a to let newman go... especiay given his age and the fact 3. >>> the am baster. >>> when a family fishing trip turned tragic. the boy fell off the wall and tumbled into the water. it took them 10 minutes to locate the child. those are your news headlines this morning. >>> thank you. california was on track very high likelihood this will not get enough political support to go forward. >>reporter: slamming the breaks could derail other transit service. the other rail service was hoping to change their line over to electrical line. >> at this point without identifying a funding source i don't know how it will go forward. >> we have to go to plan be. it may be to go back to voters it's not papular at this point. >> i can't imagine the voters would approve this again. we need to see a completely different plan. the cost has more then doubled we are up to 68 billion dollars. and since it jumped so high it will cost more. >> web when this passed through the voters and state a lot of talk was about the jobs. we we
the u-s government is urging north a to let newman go... especiay given his age and the fact 3. >>> the am baster. >>> when a family fishing trip turned tragic. the boy fell off the wall and tumbled into the water. it took them 10 minutes to locate the child. those are your news headlines this morning. >>> thank you. california was on track very high likelihood this will not get enough political support to go forward. >>reporter: slamming the breaks could derail...
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newman has been visiting north korea last month as a tourist. >>> and the white house wearing a big red ribbon tonight on the eve of world aids day. the president named december 1, world aids day to call attention to the global pandemic. they called attention to those who died from aids and the estimated 35 million people living with hiv or aids. health insurance plans will be required to cover hiv testing. >>> and today, the self-imposed deadline for healthcare.gov to be all set after shaky start, that is. some parts of the website out of service for longer than usual as it continues to undercorepairs. questions remain about the stability of the site. the volume of traffic and the qualit tit is delivering to insurers. >> in an exclusive interview with abc news' barbra walters that aired friday night, president obama discussed the recent rocky rollout of healthcare.gov. >> there will be moments where things aren't going as smoothly as you want. >> set a new time line of november 30 to fix the website. officials say now most people can create an account and decided they should be able to
newman has been visiting north korea last month as a tourist. >>> and the white house wearing a big red ribbon tonight on the eve of world aids day. the president named december 1, world aids day to call attention to the global pandemic. they called attention to those who died from aids and the estimated 35 million people living with hiv or aids. health insurance plans will be required to cover hiv testing. >>> and today, the self-imposed deadline for healthcare.gov to be all...
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. >> ray was charged with three counts of manslaughter, for the deaths of kirby brown and liz newman, he faced up to 40 years in prison. after days in court, with nine hours of deliberation, the jury reached a verdict. >> we the jury, in the above entitled action, do find ray james, of the death of elizabeth newman. >> not guilty of manslaughter, but he was found guilty of negligent homicide. and the relatives of the victims were outraged. >> my daughter did not choose to go unconscious in a tent in an event that mr. ray ran, and then be ignored. >> james ray spent 20 months in an arizona prison, today, he is a free man, cnn, chicago. >>> and james ray joins me now exclusively. it is the first time he has spoken since coming out of prison after all of this dreadful tragedy. james ray, how are you? you served 20 months in prison. you have had a few months since you came out to reflect on what has happened. how are you, yourself, and what do you feel now about it all now that you served your punishment? >> well, i'm doing pretty well, piers. i mean, i'm very sorry, remorseful for what h
. >> ray was charged with three counts of manslaughter, for the deaths of kirby brown and liz newman, he faced up to 40 years in prison. after days in court, with nine hours of deliberation, the jury reached a verdict. >> we the jury, in the above entitled action, do find ray james, of the death of elizabeth newman. >> not guilty of manslaughter, but he was found guilty of negligent homicide. and the relatives of the victims were outraged. >> my daughter did not choose...
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it claims it is from newman. he was escorted off his flight last month after a 0-day tour of north korea. the story claims newman tried searching for spice and terrorists that conducted espionage against the dprk and that he perpetrated actions in slappedderring the socialist system. >> that is alecia reid reporting. newman's family issued a statement saying they are concerned about his well-being and they're hoping that the dprk will quickly confirmed that he is being looked after and is in good health. they're also hoping that he has received his medication and are hoping it will be possible to resolve this misunderstanding so that newman can quickly rejoin his family. >>> new for you this morning a winter spare the air alert is in effect today. it is the fourth regional wood burning ban this week. on winter spare the air days it is illegal to burn wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuels indoors or outdoors. homes without permanently installed heating are exempt from this babb. get more informatio
it claims it is from newman. he was escorted off his flight last month after a 0-day tour of north korea. the story claims newman tried searching for spice and terrorists that conducted espionage against the dprk and that he perpetrated actions in slappedderring the socialist system. >> that is alecia reid reporting. newman's family issued a statement saying they are concerned about his well-being and they're hoping that the dprk will quickly confirmed that he is being looked after and is...
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on going and that newman is basically a prisoner of war. a stanford professor who is an expert on asia calls the video propaganda that it may be a sign of something positive to come. >> it's clearly something that he did under some duress and hopefully to lead to his release. >> officials with the swedish embassy were allowed to visit newman yesterday. the white house security council says it's deeply concerned to newman's well being due to his age and health which includes a heart condition. >>> happening today, people around the world are uniting for the 25th annual world aids day. it's an opportunity to show support for people who live with the disease and to honor those who have died. an estimated 34 million people worldwide test positive for hiv. nearly 1 million of those people live in the united states. while there have been many scientific advances in hiv treatment, research for a cure continues. >>> about 400 people came together last night at the national aids memorial grove to remember loved ones lost. event organizers transforme
on going and that newman is basically a prisoner of war. a stanford professor who is an expert on asia calls the video propaganda that it may be a sign of something positive to come. >> it's clearly something that he did under some duress and hopefully to lead to his release. >> officials with the swedish embassy were allowed to visit newman yesterday. the white house security council says it's deeply concerned to newman's well being due to his age and health which includes a heart...
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lee newman says, her husband's detainment is a "misunderstanding.' she is worried about his health, and sent medicine to beijing. with hopes it can be delivered to wherever merrill is being held. lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >> "i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention, that we're looking forward, as a family, to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. and we ask, respectfully, for them to release him and let him come home." >> merill newman and a traveling companion were on a 10-day organized private tour of north korea. the korean war veteran was getting ready to travel from pyongyang. to beijing, when north korean officials took him off the plane. the swedish embassy is negotiating on merrill's behalf - since the u-s has no diplomatic relationship with north korea. >> disturbing news out of japan this morning where at least one person has been infected with h-i-v from a blood transfusion. a spokesperson for the japa
lee newman says, her husband's detainment is a "misunderstanding.' she is worried about his health, and sent medicine to beijing. with hopes it can be delivered to wherever merrill is being held. lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >> "i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention, that we're looking forward, as a family, to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the...
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newman is a korean war veteran. he was detained in october as his tour group was leaving the communist country. over the weekend korean state media released this video of newman reading a handwritten, scripted apology for so-called crimes committed during the korean war. the u.s. is also pushing for the release of a second american, kenneth bae, who's been in prison since last year. bae's sister spoke to chris cuomo about the last time she heard from her brother. >> last time we've had any news of kenneth when my mother was visiting back in october so she was there from the 11th through the 14th and she got to visit him in the hospital and we haven't had any updates since and at that time, i think his condition had improved some because he had been hospitalized for several months but, you know, he has chronic conditions that require ongoing attention by his doctors at home which is why he needs to come home now. >> help us understand that a little bit. was he injured during his detention or when did he become ill? h
newman is a korean war veteran. he was detained in october as his tour group was leaving the communist country. over the weekend korean state media released this video of newman reading a handwritten, scripted apology for so-called crimes committed during the korean war. the u.s. is also pushing for the release of a second american, kenneth bae, who's been in prison since last year. bae's sister spoke to chris cuomo about the last time she heard from her brother. >> last time we've had...
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lee newman says her husband's detainment is a misunderstanding. she is worried about his health and sent to madison to beijing, with hopes it can be delivered to where ever merrill is being held. lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >>: i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention that we are looking forward as a family to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. and we ask respectfully for them to release him and let him come home. >>anny: merrill newman and a traveling companion were on a 10 day organized private tour of north korea. the korean war veteran was getting ready to travel from pyongyang to beijing, when north korean officials took him off the plane. the swedish embassy is negotiating on merrill's behalf since the u.s. has no diplomatic relationship with north korea. if california is considered an obama terrace success story. the state says 10,000 people are signing up for health insurance every day. but many patien
lee newman says her husband's detainment is a misunderstanding. she is worried about his health and sent to madison to beijing, with hopes it can be delivered to where ever merrill is being held. lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >>: i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention that we are looking forward as a family to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. and we...
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newman homele? >> well, in circumstances like this it, alex, there's always a full and significant effort by the federal government to intervene. but this is both outrageous and unacceptable. the regime should release him. and they should do so immediately. because it's one of the games they've played over many years by making charges that they can't prove and then detaining someone. so they should release him immediately so he can see his family and get the medical care that he needs. he's 85 years old. and to detain him any longer is totally unacceptable. >> we know that his wife has sent medication because apparently he went on this ten-day trip with only the amount of heart medication needed for that vacation. she september medication and has no idea whether it got to him. he's one of two americans being held in north korea last year. kenneth bae was instanced last year to 15 years of hard labor for hard acts. mr. new man used the same wording in his apology hostile acts. do you think that apolo
newman homele? >> well, in circumstances like this it, alex, there's always a full and significant effort by the federal government to intervene. but this is both outrageous and unacceptable. the regime should release him. and they should do so immediately. because it's one of the games they've played over many years by making charges that they can't prove and then detaining someone. so they should release him immediately so he can see his family and get the medical care that he needs....
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this comes just hours after north korea released a video of 85-year-old merrill newman apologizing for his alleged crimes. he was detained in late october. he was taken off a plane just as he was about to leave pyongyang. north korea says new man apologized for crimes during the korean war and for "hostile acts," against the state during the recent trip. well, north korea has a history of releasing videos of detainees who are forced to apologize. white house says it is concerned about his health and his advanced age. >>> a chilly weekend could give way to a december warmup. ahead, amelia's back to tell us >>> a big day at the national zoo. tomorrow officials will announce the name of the new baby panda seen her earlier today on the panda cam. the zoo says it received more than 123,000 online votes to choose the panda's name. now, in keeping with chinese tradition, the winning name won't be announced until she is 100 days old and that is tomorrow. the name will be revealed on scrolls hanging from a 12-foot arch at the zoo and the public is invited to attend. >>> the 2013 hurricane seaso
this comes just hours after north korea released a video of 85-year-old merrill newman apologizing for his alleged crimes. he was detained in late october. he was taken off a plane just as he was about to leave pyongyang. north korea says new man apologized for crimes during the korean war and for "hostile acts," against the state during the recent trip. well, north korea has a history of releasing videos of detainees who are forced to apologize. white house says it is concerned about...
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as a veteran of the korean war, newman had long wapnted to see the country again, something veterans have done without incident. >> there is no history of 85-year-old grandfather getting pulled off a plane and not being permitted to come home. it's just completely unprecedented. >> reporter: over the past important, the family has had regular discussions with the state department, but there is still no indication why newman is being held. have you thought about going over there? >> mom's ready to fly to beijing and paddle a boat across. >> i said i would sit in the re away and do something. but the important thing we think is to do the right thing and we're not exactly sure what that is. >> reporter: lee and merrill met at stanford university soon after he returned from the war. she knew he loved the water. sfw >> he waptsed to give me as a wedding gift a wet suit and i opted for a string of pearls. >> reporter: the family has september medications for his heart condition, but they don't know that he's received them. they have no idea under what conditions he's being held. >> and tha
as a veteran of the korean war, newman had long wapnted to see the country again, something veterans have done without incident. >> there is no history of 85-year-old grandfather getting pulled off a plane and not being permitted to come home. it's just completely unprecedented. >> reporter: over the past important, the family has had regular discussions with the state department, but there is still no indication why newman is being held. have you thought about going over there?...
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government is known for forcing false apologies from detainees and the video could pave the way for newman to be released. >> i ask my guide to help me look for their families and relatives living in dprk and i gave document, written with their addresses and e-mail dresses to the guide and the young -- hotel. >> the united states doesn't have relations with north korea so sweden is working to help free him. he said after i killed so many civilians and soldiers and destroyed strategic objects in the dprk during the war i committed offensive acts against the dprk government and people. he goes onto say if i go back to the united states i will tell the truth features of the dprk and the life of the korean people. >> this morning vallejo police continue to investigate a deedly shooting that happened around five last night on carolina street in vallejo a man was found shot to death inside an apartment. the victim has nonbeen identified, anyone with information about the gunman is asked to call police. police >>> wall walnut creek are asking for people finding a bank robber. the man was last see
government is known for forcing false apologies from detainees and the video could pave the way for newman to be released. >> i ask my guide to help me look for their families and relatives living in dprk and i gave document, written with their addresses and e-mail dresses to the guide and the young -- hotel. >> the united states doesn't have relations with north korea so sweden is working to help free him. he said after i killed so many civilians and soldiers and destroyed...
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." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? ♪ >> and now, "bbc world news america." this is bbc world news america. reporting from washington, am katty kay. a few islands in the south china sea and a pair of american bombers caused a whole lot of tension between beijing and washington. italy's most controversial, colorful, combative leader. is this really good for silvio berlusconi? and it has been around for four point 5 billion years, and now, meetingment -- comet is the sun. we could be in for a real treat.
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the swedish ambassador to north korea visited merrill newman, and he is in good health. he's accused of decades old war crimes and was seen on north korean television reading an apology. >> a highway pile-up in central massachusetts, totalling 65 cars and three tractor trailers. dozens were sent to hospital. bad weather and freezing weather was thought to have caused the accident. the highway reopened this afternoon. >> more on that massive weather system. let's go to rebecca with more on the system. certainly a bad scene there in massachusetts, probably more snow and rain on the way. >> friezing drizzle and light snow in parts of massachusetts, and parts of maine. we are seeing this in new york, update at central new york. we are going to see this diminish as we get into early monday morning, it's something we have to be worried about. otherwise the big story is focussing on the west where the winds gust up to 30-40 k/hr. wind warnings have been issued for large portions of the north-west, bill wyman, utah and colorado. wee look at the overpass in idaho. it's heading of
the swedish ambassador to north korea visited merrill newman, and he is in good health. he's accused of decades old war crimes and was seen on north korean television reading an apology. >> a highway pile-up in central massachusetts, totalling 65 cars and three tractor trailers. dozens were sent to hospital. bad weather and freezing weather was thought to have caused the accident. the highway reopened this afternoon. >> more on that massive weather system. let's go to rebecca with...
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." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." serious civil war through the thanof children with more a million now registered as refugees. france considers hefty fines for people caught paying for the services of those in the so- called oldest profession in the tell it like beckham. time film is all about his in manchester. what does he make of it?
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there's still no indication why newman is being held. ng >> have you thought about going over there? >> mom is ready to fly to beijing and paddle a boat across. >> i said i would sit in the street. i would do whatever i could do. >> it's just so hard not to run around and do something, but the important thing we think is to do do the right thing. exactly we're not exactly sure what that >> rep is.nd >> lee and merrill met at stanford university soon after he return ed from the korean war.d from she knew he was adventurous and loved the water. >> he wanted to give me a wet e suit as a wedding gift. i opted for a string of pearls.a string >> the family has sent y medications for his heart th condition but he don't know if he's received them and have no idea what conditions he's being ou held. >> that comes into view frequently during my day that is he's alone. orter: >> as a family tradition at thanksgiving jeff and his father together prepared the turkey. >> he really needs to be at the head of the table for our holidays. that's what we'r
there's still no indication why newman is being held. ng >> have you thought about going over there? >> mom is ready to fly to beijing and paddle a boat across. >> i said i would sit in the street. i would do whatever i could do. >> it's just so hard not to run around and do something, but the important thing we think is to do do the right thing. exactly we're not exactly sure what that >> rep is.nd >> lee and merrill met at stanford university soon after he...
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he says newman appears in good health. north korea says he committed war crimes decades ago. he was seen on television there yesterday reading an apology. >>> it's just after 11:00 a.m. monday morning in thailand and it was a bloody weekend there. four were killed. more than 100 hurt after protests erupted. the leader of those protests has called for a nationwide strike after meeting with the prime minister and demanding she resign. our scott hideler joins us from bangkok with more on this. scott, are we expecting more clark between police and protesters today? >> reporter: absolutely. now, we have been seeing a little bit of that. we are right by the prime minister's office, the government house, barricaded behind me. >> that's where we saw a lot of the most intention clark on sunday. we have had a little bit of that today, nothing like we saw yesterday. but it's a little bit early in the day. there have been about maybe two to 300 protesters that were just up at the barricade within the last 15 or 20 minutes. they started lobbing tear gas. i am wearing a helmet. they are go
he says newman appears in good health. north korea says he committed war crimes decades ago. he was seen on television there yesterday reading an apology. >>> it's just after 11:00 a.m. monday morning in thailand and it was a bloody weekend there. four were killed. more than 100 hurt after protests erupted. the leader of those protests has called for a nationwide strike after meeting with the prime minister and demanding she resign. our scott hideler joins us from bangkok with more on...
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newman so he can return home and be reunited with his family. i don't have an itemized list of topics of discussion for the vice president but in addition to all the important issues we discussed with the governments of the countries he is visiting i'm sure that those that are getting a lot of attention right now will be among those issues discussed. >> back on health care for second. since the new system has been activated, why has this been done and how much traffic is -- on the web site? >> let me say it couple of things. one of the improvements that has been made since october 1 was the improvement to the queuing system. we absolutely anticipate that on this day in particular because it is the first workday after that deadline was set for ourselves to make sure that the web site was functioning effectively for the vast majority of users, we would see a surge in visitors to the web site. i don't have specific numbers for you but i can tell you we are seeing that surge and i believe, and i will leave it to cms to give more detail. i believe so
newman so he can return home and be reunited with his family. i don't have an itemized list of topics of discussion for the vice president but in addition to all the important issues we discussed with the governments of the countries he is visiting i'm sure that those that are getting a lot of attention right now will be among those issues discussed. >> back on health care for second. since the new system has been activated, why has this been done and how much traffic is -- on the web...